Full name: Light of the World: The Pope, The Church and the Signs Of The Times

Authors: Peter Seewald, Pope Benedict XVI Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9781586176068 1586176064

You've got to love an interviewee, who, when asked if he still believed what he believed as a child, gives this answer:I would say: Simplicity is truth--and truth is simple. Our problem is that we no longer see the forest for the trees; that for all our knowledge, we have lost the path to wisdom. This is also the idea behind Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince, which shows how the cleverness of our age causes us, ironically, to overlook the essential, while the Little Prince, who hasn't the faintest idea about all this cleverness, ultimately sees more and better.This interviewee is the Pope! His answers to questions ranging from the various scandals in the Church to the experience of being elected Pope to the role of Mary in faith and to many other issues show much reflection and insight into the issues involved. Additionally, they have a warmth and sincerity that I didn't expect. I found the book easy and inspiring to read and recommend it highly.